Total enrollment
15,494
+575 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
21 schools in Fort Pierce
Florida · Public K-12
Public-school enrollment in Fort Pierce comes to roughly 15,494 students across 21 schools (10 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high).
7-year change in Fort Pierce
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
19%
was 24%
% Hispanic
35%
was 30%
% Black
41%
was 42%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-08 | 470 |
| CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY OF ST. LUCIE | Elementary | KG-08 | 515 |
| DALE CASSENS EDUCATION COMPLEX | Combined | PK-12 | 218 |
| DAN MCCARTY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 657 |
| DATA HOUSE | High | 06-12 | 3 |
| FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 653 |
| FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 855 |
| FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 3,178 |
| FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNET | High | 09-12 | 1,956 |
| FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 |
| INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY | Combined | KG-12 | 557 |
| LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 645 |
| LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 765 |
| LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY | High | 06-12 | 1,667 |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COAST | High | 06-12 | 46 |
| PERFORMANCE BASED PREPARATORY ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 87 |
| SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES | Elementary | PK-08 | 786 |
| ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER | Combined | KG-12 | 56 |
| ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 722 |
| WEATHERBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 726 |
| WHITE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 493 |
About Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce is a medium-population Florida city in terms of public-school footprint, with 21 schools and 15,494 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city spans 10 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, and 3 other.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment increased 4%: 14,919 students in SY 2017-18 versus 15,494 in SY 2024-25. Fort Pierce now counts 21 public schools, down from 22 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 35% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Fort Pierce discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.